Andi Weimann

[GrahamC]

Class act, as ever;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5yl1r5g244o
 

[chinapig]

I can't think of any player in recent times I have more respect for than Andi. He seems to be such an admirable guy in all respects. I hope he gets a warm reception on his return, he deserves it.

[2015]

Great player for City. Deserves respect from our fans/

[Fpcity]

Was delighted when we signed him? 2m was it? 

With the recent post claiming that Fammy is a legend which is total nonsense Andi was a much better player and always gave 100%.

[CliftonCliff]

1 hour ago, chinapig said:

I can't think of any player in recent times I have more respect for than Andi. He seems to be such an admirable guy in all respects. I hope he gets a warm reception on his return, he deserves it.

Absolutely. Right with you on that one. Top bloke, Andi.

[TV Tom]

Hopefully the City fans will show him the respect he deserves, was a class act on and off the pitch for us (though that didn’t stop Joe Bryan getting a bit)

[Super]

2 hours ago, 2015 said:

Great player for City. Deserves respect from our fans/

Not always guaranteed with some of our fans.

[weepywall]

1 minute ago, Super said:

Not always guaranteed with some of our fans.

Agree at home games but away fans especially the fans that travel to places like Blackburn will be more respectful I would think.

[One Team]

4 hours ago, chinapig said:

I can't think of any player in recent times I have more respect for than Andi. He seems to be such an admirable guy in all respects. I hope he gets a warm reception on his return, he deserves it.

Whilst I agree with you, given in recent years fans have booed returning players who achieved more than he did who knows? 

[One Team]

1 hour ago, Super said:

Not always guaranteed with some of our fans.

Indeed as per my post above. I don’t even know when this ‘trend’ of booing ex players started. In the past unless they’d properly wronged us in some way most would get a reasonable reception. I recall when Matt Hill came back whilst at Preston the whole of the Atyeo gave him a standing ovation.

[And Its Smith]

He’s gonna run around loads isn’t he! 

[ZiderEyed]

One of my favourite City players from the current era. Top pro. 

[Bristol Oil Services]

35 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

He’s gonna run around loads isn’t he! 

I hope that's all he does Saturday 

[Ecko]

One of city's best ever. 

Wish him all the best (except on Saturday!)

[Super]

1 minute ago, Ecko said:

One of city's best ever. 

Wish him all the best (except on Saturday!)

Best ever is a bit OTT.

[Mr Popodopolous]

1 hour ago, And Its Smith said:

He’s gonna run around loads isn’t he! 

20 Goals in a season with a transitional side, self-sacrifice out of position at times for a good 5-6 months under a prior manager with flawed thinking, shall I go on??

Pointing as well I suppose?

[JAWS]

I still can't get my head around the fact that after scoring 22 goals in one season he was subsequently over looked (by both NP & LM) as a central option.  Natural finishers are hard to come by at this level by he certainly was one. Just an all round technicallly good player. Bizarre & a waste.

[GrahamC]

22 minutes ago, Super said:

Best ever is a bit OTT.

Suppose it all depends how long you’ve watched us.

Not for me but then I have seen 50 years plus of us, if you had only seen the last 7 or 8 years I understand why you might think so.

[And Its Smith]

33 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

20 Goals in a season with a transitional side, self-sacrifice out of position at times for a good 5-6 months under a prior manager with flawed thinking, shall I go on??

Pointing as well I suppose?

Someone can’t take a joke! 

[Lew-T]

No doubt he’ll get a very good reception, and rightly so. As a pro, I’m struggling to think of many better than Andi to play for us.

Loved him here!

[bpexile]

51 minutes ago, Super said:

Best ever is a bit OTT.

The post did say "One of the best ever" 

Edited September 10 by bpexile

[Mr Popodopolous]

14 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Someone can’t take a joke! 

Fair. I'm just a bit defensive of some of our good pros.

Some on Twitter or whatever, who go on about his pointing- they irk.

[The dastardly red]

9 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Fair. I'm just a bit defensive of some of our good pros.

Some on Twitter or whatever, who go on about his pointing- they irk.

I once saw Neil Kilkenny walking down Park Street, he was on his own pointing at shops. 

 

[TDarwall]

20 minutes ago, The dastardly red said:

I once saw Neil Kilkenny walking down Park Street, he was on his own pointing at shops. 

 

& then he got outpaced by a branch of Costa.

[KegCity]

13 hours ago, Super said:

Not always guaranteed with some of our fans.

Most former players get a good reception. Dasilva got a good one recently.

[ExiledAjax]

Anyone wondering what he ever did for the Club can go and have a read of the honours board.

[Super]

15 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Anyone wondering what he ever did for the Club can go and have a read of the honours board.

I don't think anyone is doubting that i just wouldn't have him down as one of the greats.

[Guest]

10 hours ago, GrahamC said:

Suppose it all depends how long you’ve watched us.

Not for me but then I have seen 50 years plus of us, if you had only seen the last 7 or 8 years I understand why you might think so.

I've only been watching for 25ish years and I'm not suggesting I'd have him in the best Bristol City XI I've seen, BUT...

Presumably there aren't many in our entire history who've scored more goals for the club in the top two tiers than Andreas Weimann?

[Clutton Caveman]

12 hours ago, One Team said:

Indeed as per my post above. I don’t even know when this ‘trend’ of booing ex players started. In the past unless they’d properly wronged us in some way most would get a reasonable reception. I recall when Matt Hill came back whilst at Preston the whole of the Atyeo gave him a standing ovation.

Looking thru a cider and coke haze probably doesn't help good decision making

[ExiledAjax]

26 minutes ago, Super said:

I don't think anyone is doubting that i just wouldn't have him down as one of the greats.

As in our greatest ever players? No probably not for me either, but he is on the list of highest goal scorers, and all scored in the second tier as well. I'd say he will likely be in the "best of the decade" once this decade is done with. I enjoyed watching him.

[GrahamC]

1 hour ago, The Journalist said:

I've only been watching for 25ish years and I'm not suggesting I'd have him in the best Bristol City XI I've seen, BUT...

Presumably there aren't many in our entire history who've scored more goals for the club in the top two tiers than Andreas Weimann?

You would have to go back to the 50s & 60s to find many that did.

Tom Ritchie & John Galley are two that are more recent, so bearing in mind the latter was 80 recently, that proves your point.

Those who were demonstrably better (like say Cole) didn’t stay long.

[CyderInACan]

6 hours ago, The dastardly red said:

I once saw Neil Kilkenny walking down Park Street, he was on his own pointing at shops. 

 

He did love a good point,didn't he! 

 

[redsquirrel]

5 hours ago, GrahamC said:

You would have to go back to the 50s & 60s to find many that did.

Tom Ritchie & John Galley are two that are more recent, so bearing in mind the latter was 80 recently, that proves your point.

Those who were demonstrably better (like say Cole) didn’t stay long.

any one we get now just so much as promising to be anything like andy cole  would be sold as quickly as cole was if not quicker

££££££££££££ seem to come first now

[Mr Popodopolous]

46 minutes ago, redsquirrel said:

any one we get now just so much as promising to be anything like andy cole  would be sold as quickly as cole was if not quicker

££££££££££££ seem to come first now

Probably wishful thinking on my part here but.. 

I'm going that the combination of sales, hard work to get costs aligned etc will mean that we can be flexible over the next few years with this.

I read on the Derby forum that there was a £10m bid for Knight from Bournemouth in his time here- could be rubbish. However maybe just maybe we can look at keeping the current core until Summer 2026 minimum while hopefully further improvements through tweaks etc.

That's my hope anyway. Might need to do something about the Contracts for the following though...

*O'Leary, Tanner, Vyner, Atkinson, Pring and Roberts. 

All up in 2026?

Technically McCrorie and Dickie are too but we have a year option on each. Hopefully there isn't a crunch looming however. That's most of our defence!

[JP Hampton]

On 10/09/2024 at 15:51, chinapig said:

I can't think of any player in recent times I have more respect for than Andi. He seems to be such an admirable guy in all respects. I hope he gets a warm reception on his return, he deserves it.

Totally agree. Really miss him. Pleased his season’s going well for him,totally deserved. 
 A very committed players and always gave his best. 

[Bris Red]

20 hours ago, JAWS said:

I still can't get my head around the fact that after scoring 22 goals in one season he was subsequently over looked (by both NP & LM) as a central option.  Natural finishers are hard to come by at this level by he certainly was one. Just an all round technicallly good player. Bizarre & a waste.

Yeah was a strange one. I think Andi's downfall in many was was that he was so versatile, managers seemed to prefer pushing him out wide if it meant accommodating other strikers in the more central role.

Like you said after scoring 22 goals we should have been looking to make him the main man in that central role. 

Terrific player at this level though, i for one would have offered him another deal. Worked like a dog for the team and was always a goal threat.

[JAWS]

48 minutes ago, Bris Red said:

Yeah was a strange one. I think Andi's downfall in many was was that he was so versatile, managers seemed to prefer pushing him out wide if it meant accommodating other strikers in the more central role.

Like you said after scoring 22 goals we should have been looking to make him the main man in that central role. 

Terrific player at this level though, i for one would have offered him another deal. Worked like a dog for the team and was always a goal threat.

Yes you're probably right, it probably was his downfall but a better manager should've persisted with him through the middle. Our loss is definitely Blackburn's gain 

[Loosey Boy]

Top pro and someone who always gave 100%
 

That season when he scored 22 goals was brilliant - will always remember Sheff Utd away that season……scenes in the away end when he bagged his hat-trick……outstanding

Having said that, let’s hope he has a “doomer” on Saturday!

[Dr Balls]

6 hours ago, CyderInACan said:

He did love a good point,didn't he! 

 

Kilkenny is the only footballer I know of to play the position of “pointer”, because he didn’t do much else!

[ralphindevon]

Top bloke and will always be fondly remembered.

Obviously I hope he doesn’t score on Saturday but I’ve no problem him celebrating in front of the Blackburn fans it if he does.

[redsquirrel]

9 hours ago, ralphindevon said:

Top bloke and will always be fondly remembered.

Obviously I hope he doesn’t score on Saturday but I’ve no problem him celebrating in front of the Blackburn fans it if he does.

absolutely Ralph,he was a model pro from start to finish, hes got his job there to do now, i would expect more of the same, players like Andi have brains, listen to advice and have more than money in mind when thinking about their futures.

[Shuffle]

I think as a fan all you want from a player is to give us 100% every time they crossed the white line.  What better example of over achieving on this is there than Andi Weimann with the added benefit that he was also a very good footballer. 

[GrahamC]

1 hour ago, Shuffle said:

I think as a fan all you want from a player is to give us 100% every time they crossed the white line.  What better example of over achieving on this is there than Andi Weimann with the added benefit that he was also a very good footballer. 

100%. 

Managers dream, he played wherever he was asked without complaint.

My favourite Martin O’Neill quote is “if you play for the badge on the shirt then fans will remember the name on the back of it”.

Sums Andi up perfectly.
 

[Swede]

Like others have said, he is a model professional and a top bloke. If I recall it correctly, didn't he keep an eye on Scott & Conway when they shared a flat? I think Alex referred to him as "Dad".

 

[Fpcity]

18 hours ago, Loosey Boy said:

Top pro and someone who always gave 100%
 

That season when he scored 22 goals was brilliant - will always remember Sheff Utd away that season……scenes in the away end when he bagged his hat-trick……outstanding

Having said that, let’s hope he has a “doomer” on Saturday!

All good goals as well. 

Did he score 2 hat tricks for us? 

Can't think of any other player scoring more than 1 for us in the last 25 years  sure someone will know? 

[Ecko]

1 hour ago, Fpcity said:

All good goals as well. 

Did he score 2 hat tricks for us? 

Can't think of any other player scoring more than 1 for us in the last 25 years  sure someone will know? 

That hat trick against Sheffield United away was one of the best city moments in recent memory

[Swede]

6 hours ago, Ecko said:

That hat trick against Sheffield United away was one of the best city moments in recent memory

I'll go along with that, when the third goal went in, in front of us, cue pandemonium. One of those magic moments & its the reason you love football and love this club.

[FForbes]

On 12/09/2024 at 16:05, Ecko said:

That hat trick against Sheffield United away was one of the best city moments in recent memory

Tony Thorpe scored three hat tricks - the only player to do so this century ! (between 2000 and 2001)

[GrahamC]

1 hour ago, FForbes said:

Tony Thorpe scored three hat tricks - the only player to do so this century ! (between 2000 and 2001)

In League One.

[Shauntaylor85]

Destined to score today. You just know it. It’s Bristol City all over. 

12 hours ago, GrahamC said:

In League One.

The League One Wilson era was so enjoyable. Whilst we failed to achieve much, going to Ashton Gate wasn’t like watching paint dry. It was edge of the seat stuff. 

[Mr Popodopolous]

Fun fact.

Andi has scored for Blackburn as many as our two new admittedly raw strikers combined in the Championship this season.

We had him and Wells among others in and around prime years too..with better management pre NP who knows.

[Simon bristol]

33 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Fun fact.

Andi has scored for Blackburn as many as our two new admittedly raw strikers combined in the Championship this season.

We had him and Wells among others in and around prime years too..with better management pre NP who knows.

Releasing wiemann knowing that conway was off and we had lined up 2 raw replacements was ####ing stupid

[hinsleburg]

6 minutes ago, Simon bristol said:

Releasing wiemann knowing that conway was off and we had lined up 2 raw replacements was ####ing stupid

It's interesting isn't and certainly looking back the decision to loan him out in January was a poor deal in hindsight. I was in favour at the time, TGH looked good so was a make weight in making that deal permanent. Rumours he was a couple of appearances from triggering an extension which I'm guessing the club didn't want... Looks a really bad piece of business now but the decision was made this time last  year he wouldn't be here this season. Half applaud the club for deciding early and going for it, sometimes it works (Bird) and others it doesn't!

Ultimately, as is always the case with Weimann, you miss him when he's not there! I've been an advocate of giving Cornick a chance becuase of the things he can bring, but Weimann possesses all those attributes and more and would be a really good fit in this current set up.

[redkev]

51 minutes ago, hinsleburg said:

It's interesting isn't and certainly looking back the decision to loan him out in January was a poor deal in hindsight. I was in favour at the time, TGH looked good so was a make weight in making that deal permanent. Rumours he was a couple of appearances from triggering an extension which I'm guessing the club didn't want... Looks a really bad piece of business now but the decision was made this time last  year he wouldn't be here this season. Half applaud the club for deciding early and going for it, sometimes it works (Bird) and others it doesn't!

Ultimately, as is always the case with Weimann, you miss him when he's not there! I've been an advocate of giving Cornick a chance becuase of the things he can bring, but Weimann possesses all those attributes and more and would be a really good fit in this current set up.

Totally agree I honestly think in this side at the moment and how we are playing ( if we played him in the right position) he would be very useful - mind you at the time thought it was time for him to move on 

[IAmNick]

1 hour ago, Simon bristol said:

Releasing wiemann knowing that conway was off and we had lined up 2 raw replacements was ####ing stupid

While I agree and Weimann is one of my favourite players we've had in the last few years, I'm absolutely sure if we'd have done this the forum would be full of "absolutely ridiculous our striking options are Wells and Weimann at 34 and 33, why didn't we go out and get some young, raw,  hungry replacements from Europe like the other clubs seem to" or similar.

[Kid in the Riot]

12 minutes ago, IAmNick said:

While I agree and Weimann is one of my favourite players we've had in the last few years, I'm absolutely sure if we'd have done this the forum would be full of "absolutely ridiculous our striking options are Wells and Weimann at 34 and 33, why didn't we go out and get some young, raw,  hungry replacements from Europe like the other clubs seem to" or similar.

Agreed. Weimann scored one goal in his last 23 City appearances. 

[JP Hampton]

4 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Fun fact.

Andi has scored for Blackburn as many as our two new admittedly raw strikers combined in the Championship this season.

We had him and Wells among others in and around prime years too..with better management pre NP who knows.

I’d have kept Andi tbh. Still feel he’s a great loss with all that experience. With the way we’re playing now just imagine Andi instead of Armstrong or Fally. 
 

[Superjack]

2 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Agreed. Weimann scored one goal in his last 23 City appearances. 

Scored a few since though.

All hindsight. I was foolish enough to imagine that we would get an adequate replacement for at least one of Weimann and Conway. 

I blame myself.

[REDOXO]

45 minutes ago, Superjack said:

Scored a few since though.

All hindsight. I was foolish enough to imagine that we would get an adequate replacement for at least one of Weimann and Conway. 

I blame myself.

If it makes you feel better I don’t!

[GrahamC]

1 hour ago, Superjack said:

Scored a few since though.

All hindsight. I was foolish enough to imagine that we would get an adequate replacement for at least one of Weimann and Conway. 

 

Yep, for balance he has 6 in 11 starts & 16 sub appearances since leaving.

Come back to me when Armstrong has made 27 appearances because no way he will score 6, though I get the age profile bit.

[Superjack]

2 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Yep, for balance he has 6 in 11 starts & 16 sub appearances since leaving.

Come back to me when Armstrong has made 27 appearances because no way he will score 6, though I get the age profile bit.

We both know that won't be necessary.

[JP Hampton]

4 hours ago, IAmNick said:

While I agree and Weimann is one of my favourite players we've had in the last few years, I'm absolutely sure if we'd have done this the forum would be full of "absolutely ridiculous our striking options are Wells and Weimann at 34 and 33, why didn't we go out and get some young, raw,  hungry replacements from Europe like the other clubs seem to" or similar.

And we did get rid of Weimman and we’re now saying “why didn’t we go out and get some young raw and hungry replacements who can actually score goals”.  And we’re not finding Wells’ age ridiculous, because he’s scoring goals and I’m convinced Andi would have been too.